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18
May 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

Simple test means thousands of bowel disease patients could avoid regular hospital visits and long waits for treatment

Thousands of bowel disease patients could soon avoid long waits for treatment and regular visits to hospital thanks to a new test that would allow primary care practitioners to monitor the disease. Currently, ulcerative colitis patients visit an outpatient clinic for two days every few months for a check-up, involving a sigmoidoscopy. These procedures can…

18
May 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

Setback in fight against ovarian cancer as major screening trial fails to save lives

A major trial to detect ovarian cancer, one of the most deadly and elusive of the disease, has failed to save lives. The researchers at University College London said the results were a disappointment and thanked the 200,000 participants of the trial. The trial had looked promising, with twelve-monthly blood tests revealing earlier detection of…

18
May 2021

Section: Criminal Law

Exceptional hardship corroboration is key

Should you find yourself about to accrue 12 penalty points on your driving licence (either by all speeding offences or a combination of different endorsable offences), then the only practical way to avoid a 6 month driving disqualification – save for successfully contesting the offence in hand – is to pursue an argument at Court…

11
May 2021

Section: Employer Services

“Tracking the shiny is easy compared to digging for gold” – Laura Miller

Key performance indicators (“KPIs”) describe a suite of quantifiable measurements that are used to monitor a company’s performance. KPIs assist in narrating a company’s sales, people, customer and operational achievements (or issues) as well as providing a comparator against other similar businesses. They are vital for investors, providing reporting transparency and holding management accountable. Choosing…

11
May 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

Red Cross urges UK to tackle inequalities unearthed by Covid pandemic

A report by the Red Cross says that 75 per cent of people in the UK are concerned about the next potential pandemic and adds that major changes are needed to protect the most vulnerable from the next global emergency. A survey undertaken on behalf of the charity found that three-quarters of people were worried…

11
May 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

Pioneering CAR-T cell therapy locates and destroys deadly cancer cells in new trials

A new cancer treatment in which a patient’s own cells are engineered to seek and wipe out their disease, and then linger in the body to stop the cancer returning, is helping to save patients’ lives. Trials have shown that patients, after undertaking the therapy, who had exhausted all other options and been told they…

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Simple test means thousands of bowel disease patients could avoid regular hospital visits and long waits for treatment

Setback in fight against ovarian cancer as major screening trial fails to save lives

Exceptional hardship corroboration is key

“Tracking the shiny is easy compared to digging for gold” – Laura Miller

Red Cross urges UK to tackle inequalities unearthed by Covid pandemic

Pioneering CAR-T cell therapy locates and destroys deadly cancer cells in new trials

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Simple test means thousands of bowel disease patients could avoid regular hospital visits and long waits for treatment

Setback in fight against ovarian cancer as major screening trial fails to save lives

Exceptional hardship corroboration is key

“Tracking the shiny is easy compared to digging for gold” – Laura Miller

Red Cross urges UK to tackle inequalities unearthed by Covid pandemic

Pioneering CAR-T cell therapy locates and destroys deadly cancer cells in new trials

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